Device for raising and lowering buggy-curtains



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W WRIGHT DEVICE FOR RAISING AND LOWERING BUGGY CURTAINS.

Patented Feb. 2, 1892.

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No. 467,966. Patented Feb. 2, 1892.

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\VILLIAM \VRIGHT, OF MCDONALD, PENNSYLVANIA.

DEVICE FOR RAISING AND LOWERING BUGGY-CURTAINS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 467,966, dated February2, 1892. Application filed June 30, 1891- Serial No. 398,027. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM WRIGHT, a citizen of the United States,residing at McDonald, in the county of Washington and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDevices for Rais ing and Lowering Curtains of Buggies, Oarbe hereinafterfully pointed out and claimed.

I have illustrated myimprovements in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure l is a side view of the body and top of a buggy having myimprovements applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view ofthe spring-roller. Fig. 3 is a View of one of the side curtains of thebuggy. Fig. 4c is a similar view showing the spring-roller attached tothe curtain. Fig. 5 is a side view of a carriage body and top having myimprovements for operating the rear curtain applied thereto. Fig. 6 isan end view of the same, and Fig. '7 is a detail view of the operatingmechanism.

Like letters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the figuresof the drawings, referring to which A designates the bed or body of thebugg or carriage, and B the top thereof.

C designates a spring-roller, which is j ournaled in suitable bearingsin a chamber A, formed between the seat of the buggy and the fioorthereof when used to operate a side curtain and at or near the top ofthe bugg or carriage when used to operate an end ourtain. The sidecurtain D is provided with the usual eyelets b and is attached to theroller C by suitable cords c.

As shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, the roller 0 is situated a shortdistance in advance 0f the lower forward corner of the curtain, and inusing the device the eyelet-s b are detached from. their retaining hooksor studs and the curtain folded upon the dotted lines in Fig. 4 andautomatically wound upon the roller 0. As before stated, the roller 0is, when used for operating the side curtains of buggies, &c., journaledwithin a chamher formed between the seat and the floor of the buggy orcarriage, which chamber opens through the side of the seat-frame and canbe closed by a suitable door, if desired, and therefore the curtain iskept out of sight and free from any dirt, dust, the.

To enable my improvements to be applied to rear curtains of carriages orwagons and enable the driver to control the movements and position ofthe curtain without leaving his seat, I have provided the devices shownin Figs. 5, 6, and '7, referring particularly to which 0 designates aspring-roller, which is mounted in suitable bearings near the roof ofthe top B, and to this roller is attached the curtain D. E designates anoperating-roller, which is mounted on a short stud or post E, attachedto the inner side of the top B near the seat of the vehicle, and anotched circular plate F is secured 011 the inner end of the stud E. Ashort handle G is connected to the roller E, and on this handle isfitted a short sleeve H, one end of which is adapted to engage with thenotches in the periphery of the plate F. Around the handle G and betweenthe head thereof and the end of the sleeve II is fitted a coiled springK. L, M, and N designate guide-rollers, which extend transversely acrossthe interior of the top B, the two first named being arranged near theroof of the carriage, the other N being journaled in the sides of thebody A. A cord f leads from the roller E up over the rollers L M anddown around the roller N to the curtain D, to the lower edge of which itis suitably attached. Another cord (not shown) extends from the oppositeend of the roller L around the rollers M N and is attached to the loweredge of the curtain D near the opposite side thereof from the point ofattachment of the cord f.

The operation of my improvement is as follows: To lower the curtain, thedriver grasps the handle G, the sleeve H on which is disengaged from thenotched plate F, and the roller E is revolved to wind the cord fthereon, the sleeve II being forced into a notch on the plate F to holdthe wheel E in place after-the curtain is down. To raise the, curtain,the sleeve II is disengaged from the plate F, and the spring-roller Oautomatically rewinds the curtain upon itself.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

The combination, With a Vehicle-top, of a spring-roller C, mounted insuitable bearings at the end of the vehicle, a curtain attached to theroller, an operating-roller E, arranged in the forward portion of thevehicle and pro-

